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lovemykidstoo 12:40 PM 07-16-2019
Does anyone take the paci away before parents do at home? I have a dcg that is nearly 2. She only has it here at naptime, but comes in with it in her mouth. The moment mom brings her in, she takes it out of her mouth therefore making her upset. I tell her not to do that, take it away in the car etc. I would like to get her to not want it at naptime, which is the only time she has it here. Thoughts?
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Blackcat31 01:14 PM 07-16-2019
I do not wean children before a parent does.

I allow paci's during nap time only so walking in with one wouldn't be allowed. Like you said, take it away in the car BEFORE bringing child inside. Wait until calm if necessary but don't make it MY issue either way... lol!

The way I look at it is most parents will tell you they've weaned the child but really didn't and I refuse to be the one that has to endure a crying kid that gets a paci at home.

I have 2 kids heading off to Kindy this Fall and both are thumb suckers and I can't very well take their thumbs so...

I view weaning from paci's or thumbs or etc as a parent responsibility.
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lovemykidstoo 01:23 PM 07-16-2019
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
I do not wean children before a parent does.

I allow paci's during nap time only so walking in with one wouldn't be allowed. Like you said, take it away in the car BEFORE bringing child inside. Wait until calm if necessary but don't make it MY issue either way... lol!

The way I look at it is most parents will tell you they've weaned the child but really didn't and I refuse to be the one that has to endure a crying kid that gets a paci at home.

I have 2 kids heading off to Kindy this Fall and both are thumb suckers and I can't very well take their thumbs so...

I view weaning from paci's or thumbs or etc as a parent responsibility.
I have never taken away before a parent does either. I was just curious as to what others do. AFter I told mom the last time to stop doing that she hasn't done it again. She says she only has it during sleep at home, but I just saw a pic of her in a boat with it in her mouth lol.
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Blackcat31 01:25 PM 07-16-2019
Originally Posted by lovemykidstoo:
I have never taken away before a parent does either. I was just curious as to what others do. AFter I told mom the last time to stop doing that she hasn't done it again. She says she only has it during sleep at home, but I just saw a pic of her in a boat with it in her mouth lol.
napping on the boat?

LOL! I'm sure that is the reasoning you'll get... Gotta love how deep parents will dig to justify something.
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AmyKidsCo 01:32 PM 07-16-2019
I don't, but when they get to the point that they only "need" it when they see it I've been known to hide it until nap. I had to push one mom into taking it away when the child put 2/3 of it in his mouth, because it was a choking hazard.

I've decided that when it comes to pacifiers, potty training, "healthy" diets, etc, I can't worry more about it than the parents do. I'm not going to waste my energy to stress over things if they don't.
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Ariana 01:34 PM 07-16-2019
I have a child who comes in now with a paci in her mouth. I started to instruct her to take it out and put it in her bag, mom does it too. Now it is the morning ritual. Luckily child did not cry about it.
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lovemykidstoo 01:52 PM 07-16-2019
Originally Posted by AmyKidsCo:
I don't, but when they get to the point that they only "need" it when they see it I've been known to hide it until nap. I had to push one mom into taking it away when the child put 2/3 of it in his mouth, because it was a choking hazard.

I've decided that when it comes to pacifiers, potty training, "healthy" diets, etc, I can't worry more about it than the parents do. I'm not going to waste my energy to stress over things if they don't.
I have one that I keep here for her and it's in a drawer in the naproom. Out of sight, out of mind. I had one mom before that her son would bite the tips off of his. When he started doing that, I said no more here at all. I am not having him choke. She was mad and let him have it at home. I thought she was nuts
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lovemykidstoo 01:51 PM 07-16-2019
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
napping on the boat?

LOL! I'm sure that is the reasoning you'll get... Gotta love how deep parents will dig to justify something.
I know hahaha! I'm surprised it wasn't because she was teething lmao
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